Field Services Engineer

Job Description: Field Services Engineer

Position Summary:

The primary responsibility of this position will be surveying new potential installations and construction and providing quotes to end-users based upon surveys. Performs various day-to-day functions associated with regional telecommunications operations. Additional responsibilities are assisting the field operations team with OSP functions such as cable locates, and emergency restoration activities.
 

Responsibilities:

• Assist the ESVBA Engineering Department with network construction activities and required Fiber Engineering paperwork including but not limited to: Route forms, Splice Engineering packages, Red Lines and As-built.
• Provide preliminary site surveys for building entrance construction requirements and equipment space availability.
• Obtain accurate distances and necessary field data using a measuring wheel, range finder, pole stick or other outside plant engineering tools.
• Perform cable locates and protect ESVBA’s cable plant.
• Travel to required work sites.
• Operations liaison to customers through extensive communications with customer peers.
• Respond quickly to customer demands for schedules and quotes.
• Provide complete documentation of materials used during each phase of installation by external contractors.
• Provide status reports to Operations Manager as required.
• Other duties as assigned by the Operations Manager to insure the orderly operation of the network.
• Occasional on-call or after-hours work could be required.

Candidate Qualifications

Skills & Abilities

· You must be highly detail-oriented

• Self-motivated team player
• Excellent problem solving ability
• Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work well in a limited structure, start-up environment

Job Knowledge

Desired:

• Working knowledge of underground and aerial fiber optic cable networks
• Working knowledge of telecommunications plant records
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and mapping tools such as, OSP Insight, Visio, AutoCAD, or MapInfo
• Working knowledge of procurement procedures
• Network design of FTTH, GPON and Active Ethernet

Job Experience

Desired:

• 5 years and above of industry experience in data communication and telecommunication systems areas

Required:

• Good motor vehicle driving record
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Ability to develop clear and thorough engineering and installation plans
• Ability to create and maintain engineering documentation
• Ability to interact with customers, vendors, contractors and other required personnel
• The individual must comply with departmental and corporate internal controls and all internal controls processes
• The individual must possess and employ the highest ethical and business standards and always conduct himself/herself with the greatest degree of professional integrity

Education

Desired:

• 2-year college degree. AS in Electrical Engineering preferred
• Military or technical training in associated discipline or equivalent experience